Rider Year Rankings

Season Winner 2nd 3rd
1869
Henry W. EATON
W. Henry BROWN
L. NOTARA
1870
Léon Louis Antoine TANZI
J. MARTY
FORT
1871
Charles THUILLET
Georges GAÏFFE
William C. MCCLELLAN
1872
Georges GAÏFFE
Jean VIENNET
DUBOIS
1873
Pietro DONNER-FLORI
Giuseppe BAGATTI VALSECCHI
Fausto BAGATTI VALSECCHI
1874
Victor JOGUET
Louis BUISSON
Joanny CHARVÉRON
1875
David STANTON
Camille THUILLET
Henry Paul WHITING
1876
Paolo MAGRETTI
John KEEN
Camille THUILLET
1877
Charles TERRONT
John KEEN
M. TISSIER
1878
Bill CANN
Charles TERRONT
George E. EDLIN
1879
Charles TERRONT
George William WALLER
Herbert Liddell CORTIS
1880
Charles TERRONT
Henry W. HIGHAM
Herbert Liddell CORTIS
1881
Frédéric DE CIVRY
John William LAMB
George William WALLER
1882
Cuthbert David VESEY
Frédéric DE CIVRY
Fred WOOD
1883
Frédéric DE CIVRY
Charles TERRONT
William J. PARKES
1884
Herbert Osbaldeston DUNCAN
Charles TERRONT
Tom BATTENSBY
1885
Herbert Osbaldeston DUNCAN
Frédéric DE CIVRY
Fred WOOD
1886
George Pilkington MILLS
Herbert Osbaldeston DUNCAN
Jules DUBOIS
1887
Jules DUBOIS
Tinsley WATERHOUSE
Samuel HOLLINGSWORTH
1888
Montague Alfred "Monty" HOLBEIN
William CHATER-LEA
Johnny ADAMS
1889
Montague Alfred "Monty" HOLBEIN
Johnny ADAMS
Louis COTTEREAU
1890
Montague Alfred "Monty" HOLBEIN
Arthur Harry ROBB
Bob ENGLISH
1891
J.F. WALSH
Frank SHORLAND
Joseph "Jiel" LAVAL
1892
Frank SHORLAND
Marius ALLARD
Jean-Auguste "Auguste Stéphane" ETIENNE
1893
Frank SHORLAND
Jean-Auguste "Auguste Stéphane" ETIENNE
Marius ALLARD
1894
Lucien LESNA
Louis Clément Gaston RIVIERRE
Léon HOUA
1895
Carl Wilhelm "Charles" MEYER
Franz GERGER
Richard Henry "Doc" CARLISLE
1896
Arthur LINTON
Josef FISCHER
Frederick R. GOODWIN
1897
Louis Clément Gaston RIVIERRE
Maurice GARIN
Mathieu CORDANG
1898
Maurice GARIN
Louis Clément Gaston RIVIERRE
Thaddäus "Thaddy" ROBL
1899
Albert CHAMPION
Constant HURET
Eugène JAY
1900
Josef FISCHER
Emile BOUHOURS
Maurice GARIN
1901
Lucien LESNA
Jean-Baptiste "Jean" FISCHER
Hippolyte AUCOUTURIER
1902
Lucien LESNA
Edouard WATTELIER
Rodolfo MULLER
1903
Maurice GARIN
Hippolyte AUCOUTURIER
Rodolfo MULLER
1904
Henri CORNET
Hippolyte AUCOUTURIER
Jean DARGASSIES
1905
Louis TROUSSELIER
Hippolyte AUCOUTURIER
Jean-Baptiste DORTIGNACQ
1906
René POTTIER
Louis TROUSSELIER
Carlo GALETTI
1907
Gustave GARRIGOU
Lucien PETIT-BRETON
Georges Léon PASSERIEU
1908
Lucien PETIT-BRETON
François FABER
Giovanni GERBI
1909
François FABER
Cyrille VAN HAUWAERT
Luigi GANNA
1910
Luigi GANNA
Octave LAPIZE
Carlo GALETTI
1911
Gustave GARRIGOU
Carlo GALETTI
Émile GEORGET
1912
Odiel DEFRAEYE
Eugène CHRISTOPHE
Gustave GARRIGOU
1913
François FABER
Marcel "Buysse" BUYZE
Costante GIRARDENGO
1914
Philippe THYS
Jean ROSSIUS
Louis MOTTIAT
1915
Ezio CORLAITA
Gaetano BELLONI
Lauro BORDIN
1916
Leopoldo TORRICELLI
Camillo BERTARELLI
Angelo VAY
1917
Angelo GREMO
Philippe THYS
Costante GIRARDENGO
1918
Gaetano BELLONI
Costante GIRARDENGO
Lauro BORDIN
1919
Costante GIRARDENGO
Jean ALAVOINE
Honoré BARTHÉLÉMY
1920
Gaetano BELLONI
Philippe THYS
Louis MOTTIAT
1921
Costante GIRARDENGO
Giovanni BRUNERO
Louis MOTTIAT
1922
Costante GIRARDENGO
Giovanni BRUNERO
Félix SELLIER
1923
Costante GIRARDENGO
Ottavio BOTTECCHIA
Emile MASSON SR.
1924
Nicolas FRANTZ
Costante GIRARDENGO
Félix SELLIER
1925
Costante GIRARDENGO
Alfredo BINDA
Gaetano BELLONI
1926
Alfredo BINDA
Nicolas FRANTZ
Giovanni BRUNERO
1927
Alfredo BINDA
Nicolas FRANTZ
Adelin BENOÎT
1928
Nicolas FRANTZ
Maurice DEWAELE
André LEDUCQ
1929
Maurice DEWAELE
Alfredo BINDA
Nicolas FRANTZ
1930
Learco GUERRA
Michele MARA
André LEDUCQ
1931
Max BULLA
Antonin MAGNE
Jef DEMUYSERE
1932
André LEDUCQ
Kurt STÖPEL
Antonio PESENTI
1933
Georges SPEICHER
Learco GUERRA
Alfons SCHEPERS
1934
Learco GUERRA
Antonin MAGNE
Roger LAPÉBIE
1935
Romain MAES
Vasco BERGAMASCHI
Giuseppe OLMO
1936
Giuseppe OLMO
Sylvère MAES
Gino BARTALI
1937
Roger LAPÉBIE
Gino BARTALI
Cesare DEL CANCIA
1938
Marcel KINT
Gino BARTALI
Giovanni VALETTI
1939
Gino BARTALI
Sylvère MAES
Maurice ARCHAMBAUD
1940
Gino BARTALI
Fausto COPPI
Osvaldo BAILO
1941
Delio RODRÍGUEZ BARROS
Fausto COPPI
Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN
1942
Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN
Adolfo LEONI
Delio RODRÍGUEZ BARROS
1943
Marcel KINT
Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN
Achiel BUYSSE
1944
Maurice DE SIMPELAERE
Jos MOERENHOUT
Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN
1945
Delio RODRÍGUEZ BARROS
Miquel GUAL BAUZÀ
Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN
1946
Gino BARTALI
Fausto COPPI
Briek SCHOTTE
1947
Gino BARTALI
Fausto COPPI
Jean ROBIC
1948
Gino BARTALI
Briek SCHOTTE
Fausto COPPI
1949
Fausto COPPI
Gino BARTALI
Fiorenzo MAGNI
1950
Ferdi KÜBLER
Fiorenzo MAGNI
Hugo KOBLET
1951
Ferdi KÜBLER
Fiorenzo MAGNI
Hugo KOBLET
1952
Fausto COPPI
Fiorenzo MAGNI
Stan OCKERS
1953
Fiorenzo MAGNI
Hugo KOBLET
Gino BARTALI
1954
Louison BOBET
Ferdi KÜBLER
Hugo KOBLET
1955
Louison BOBET
Stan OCKERS
Fiorenzo MAGNI
1956
Stan OCKERS
Fred DEBRUYNE
Bruno MONTI
1957
Fred DEBRUYNE
Jacques ANQUETIL
Gastone NENCINI
1958
Rik VAN LOOY
Ercole BALDINI
Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS
1959
Rik VAN LOOY
Jacques ANQUETIL
Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS
1960
Gastone NENCINI
Rik VAN LOOY
Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS
1961
Jacques ANQUETIL
Rik VAN LOOY
Imerio MASSIGNAN
1962
Joseph PLANCKAERT
Rik VAN LOOY
Rudi ALTIG
1963
Jacques ANQUETIL
Rik VAN LOOY
Raymond POULIDOR
1964
Jacques ANQUETIL
Raymond POULIDOR
Jan JANSSEN
1965
Rik VAN LOOY
Felice GIMONDI
Jan JANSSEN
1966
Rudi ALTIG
Felice GIMONDI
Jacques ANQUETIL
1967
Jan JANSSEN
Eddy MERCKX
Felice GIMONDI
1968
Franco BITOSSI
Eddy MERCKX
Jan JANSSEN
1969
Eddy MERCKX
Felice GIMONDI
Roger PINGEON
1970
Eddy MERCKX
Franco BITOSSI
Italo ZILIOLI
1971
Eddy MERCKX
Cyrille GUIMARD
Luís OCAÑA PERNIA
1972
Eddy MERCKX
Felice GIMONDI
Cyrille GUIMARD
1973
Eddy MERCKX
Luís OCAÑA PERNIA
Felice GIMONDI
1974
Eddy MERCKX
Roger DE VLAEMINCK
Francesco MOSER
1975
Eddy MERCKX
Roger DE VLAEMINCK
Francesco MOSER
1976
Freddy MAERTENS
Roger DE VLAEMINCK
Francesco MOSER
1977
Freddy MAERTENS
Francesco MOSER
Didi THURAU
1978
Francesco MOSER
Bernard HINAULT
Joop ZOETEMELK
1979
Bernard HINAULT
Giuseppe SARONNI
Francesco MOSER
1980
Bernard HINAULT
Giuseppe SARONNI
Francesco MOSER
1981
Bernard HINAULT
Fons DE WOLF
Francesco MOSER
1982
Bernard HINAULT
Giuseppe SARONNI
Francesco MOSER
1983
Sean KELLY
Giuseppe SARONNI
Laurent FIGNON
1984
Sean KELLY
Laurent FIGNON
Bernard HINAULT
1985
Sean KELLY
Phil ANDERSON
Bernard HINAULT
1986
Sean KELLY
Greg LEMOND
Claude CRIQUIELION
1987
Stephen ROCHE
Sean KELLY
Jean-François BERNARD
1988
Sean KELLY
Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO
Steven ROOKS
1989
Laurent FIGNON
Sean KELLY
Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO
1990
Gianni BUGNO
Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA
Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA
1991
Claudio CHIAPPUCCI
Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA
Gianni BUGNO
1992
Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA
Tony ROMINGER
Claudio CHIAPPUCCI
1993
Maurizio FONDRIEST
Tony ROMINGER
Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA
1994
Tony ROMINGER
Claudio CHIAPPUCCI
Evgueni BERZIN
1995
Laurent JALABERT
Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA
Tony ROMINGER
1996
Abraham OLANO MANZANO
Laurent JALABERT
Alex ZÜLLE
1997
Laurent JALABERT
Jan ULLRICH
Richard VIRENQUE
1998
Marco PANTANI
Michele BARTOLI
Laurent JALABERT
1999
Laurent JALABERT
Lance ARMSTRONG
Frank VANDENBROUCKE
2000
Lance ARMSTRONG
Francesco CASAGRANDE
Jan ULLRICH
2001
Lance ARMSTRONG
Erik ZABEL
Jan ULLRICH
2002
Lance ARMSTRONG
Joseba BELOKI DORRONSORO
Aitor GONZÁLEZ JIMÉNEZ
2003
Alexandre VINOKOUROV
Lance ARMSTRONG
Gilberto SIMONI
2004
Damiano CUNEGO
Lance ARMSTRONG
Paolo BETTINI
2005
Danilo DI LUCA
Tom BOONEN
Lance ARMSTRONG
2006
Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
Thor HUSHOVD
Paolo BETTINI
2007
Cadel EVANS
Danilo DI LUCA
Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO
2008
Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO
Cadel EVANS
2009
Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO
Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
Cadel EVANS
2010
Vincenzo NIBALI
Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO
Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER
2011
Philippe GILBERT
Cadel EVANS
Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER
2012
Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER
Bradley WIGGINS
Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
2013
Christopher FROOME
Vincenzo NIBALI
Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER
2014
Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
Vincenzo NIBALI
Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO
2015
Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
Christopher FROOME
Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER
2016
Christopher FROOME
Peter SAGAN
Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS
2017
Christopher FROOME
Tom DUMOULIN
Greg VAN AVERMAET
2018
Tom DUMOULIN
Geraint THOMAS
Peter SAGAN
2019
Primož ROGLIČ
Julian ALAPHILIPPE
Egan Arley BERNAL GÓMEZ
2020
Primož ROGLIČ
Wout VAN AERT
Tadej POGAČAR
2021
Tadej POGAČAR
Wout VAN AERT
Julian ALAPHILIPPE
2022
Tadej POGAČAR
Remco EVENEPOEL
Wout VAN AERT
2023
Tadej POGAČAR
Jonas VINGEGAARD HANSEN
Remco EVENEPOEL
2024
Jasper PHILIPSEN
Juan AYUSO PESQUERA
Remco EVENEPOEL